Leannean27
Alpha Buck
Yes it is, thank you! I only noticed the small heads in the pic on closer inspection and it just didn't match up to any of the sow thistle varieties like the one did yesterday
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my foraging diary
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MightyMax
Banned
Been out today. Saw lots of young hogweed, mostly picked that, cow parsley, goosegrass, and dandelion. It's gone down a treat for their tea.
And my foraging boots finally died today.
I weeded the garden and cut the grass, which is all going towards the bunnies' supper. I won't tell you the weeds and amounts that I managed to get from my garden
willow and squiggles
Mama Doe
I'm getting the same here and herb Robert too. I've spent all day taking the full roof off the aviary i first built all because of one broken sheet. They have discontinued the old ones so I've had to buy for the full roof again. I'm glad I have now though because 2nd time round I've put more roof battens up and used the old sheets on the side of the aviary.
I can't wait to paint both sets how on Tuesday in spare and cornflower blue.
I'm too achey to go foraging now they will have to have yesterday's left overs and dandelions that a neighbour brought before.
I can't wait to paint both sets how on Tuesday in spare and cornflower blue.
I'm too achey to go foraging now they will have to have yesterday's left overs and dandelions that a neighbour brought before.
Scrappy's Little Helper
Mama Doe
I'm very pleased with today's haul [emoji3] I got plantain, dandelion, groundsel, goosegrass, new shoots of bramble, cow parsley, hogweed, mallow, red and white dead nettles, hawthorn, herb robert and chickweed. Jack in the hedge also looks like it's starting to come out.
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willow and squiggles
Mama Doe
That is a fantastic haul. The shambles here are only just growing but the jack in the hedge is massive. I wish it was the other way around because none of mine seen to like jack in the hedge.
It's brambles that keeps Pepe's digestion running great. He has been awful without them.
Scrappy's Little Helper
Mama Doe
I was getting impatient for brambles as well as that's a big staple in my foraging because my buns love it and it's so good for their tummies. I suppose the one good thing about it being slower to come out is that I've spotted other plants that normally get obscured by it.
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MightyMax
Banned
I thought you were talking about my house there for a minute :lol:
I think the cold winter has done for a lot of the brambles round here. Either that or the council? :evil:
keletkezes
Wise Old Thumper
I find having a Matt a very useful way of keeping the council at bay! Basically the OH has learned enough about bramble growth and control that he does a better job than they do and don't always cut the bushes down these days :twisted: They don't need to because Matt keeps them in check!
joey&boo
Wise Old Thumper
Love love loving it. Just had an idyllic forage - loads of herb bobert for drying & for the bunnies afternoon tea: hawthorn, hogweed, dandelions, baby brambles, grass, vetch, rose & dock.
Given they only share a bag of cavalo nero (or similar) & a bunch of herbs each day during the winter they are very persistent in demanding HUGE piles of forage at this time of year.
Given they only share a bag of cavalo nero (or similar) & a bunch of herbs each day during the winter they are very persistent in demanding HUGE piles of forage at this time of year.
MightyMax
Banned
Brillliant
Yesterday I got a plantain mountain - and dandelions too - and am drying most of it.
Everything's gone berserk :lol:
MightyMax
Banned
Are you able to make Twigs' Foraging Day? I found that made a heap of different to my confidence
tlcwrites
Mama Doe
What a difference a week makes. Everything has gone beserk! We took E (8yo) foraging round the park today. E didn't want to play in the park; she kept wanting to forage despite given multiple opportunities to change her mind. She gets so excited about picking any plant, and has remembered a lot since last year. We got a pile of dandelion, cow parsley, lamium galeobdolon, jack-in-the-hedge, goosegrass, and more. Already got a lot of it drying in the airing cupboard, which looks like a jungle now. :lol: I've got very happy bunnies, happy tortoise, happy piggies, and a happy 8 year old (who'll be off to her mum and step-dad's shortly. Wish I could just keep her.)
Leannean27
Alpha Buck
Wow you both did really well there, it's unusual kids these days wanting to get dirty picking weeds and plants etc, all my brother wants to do on a lovely sunny day is sit in a dark room on his computer :roll:
